Candied Yams And Marshmallows

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 pounds yams
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 cups marshmallows

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• roast whole yams in preheated oven until heated through but not quite tender, 35 to 40 minutes. allow to cool.
• reduce oven heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. stir brown sugar, orange juice, and nutmeg with the melted butter to dissolve the sugar completely; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook until the liquid thickens into a syrup, 10 to 15 minutes.
• peel cooled yams. cut yams into bite-size chunks; arrange in a single layer in a 13x9-inch baking dish. drizzle syrup over the yams.
• bake in the preheated oven, twice opening the oven to spoon syrup over the yams, until the chunks are fork-tender, about 35 minutes. arrange marshmallows over the yams and continue baking until the marshmallows are puffy and browned, about 10 minutes more.